Fire in the Sky (1993)

[dressedtokill]

Originally Posted by Spooked

What is this UFO Incident?

It's a surprisingly good 70s tv movie that deals with the alleged real case of alien abduction.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by spooked

what is this ufo incident?

[rdodolak]

https://www.shoutfactory.com/product...roduct_id=7826

[Spooked]

Originally Posted by dressedtokill

It's a surprisingly good 70s tv movie that deals with the alleged real case of alien abduction.

Blast. Now I've added something else to my pre-order list.

[Ranger517]

Must be UFO season. I pre-ordered Terror Vision's Love and Saucers last Friday and now Fire In The Sky gets announced by scream shortly after lol

[YodasFootPowder]

Is there a reason to think this won't be a decent transfer? Shout usually comes through, as far as I've seen. Or at least, I don't believe I've ever seen them release an all-out garbage transfer.

[JLant19]

I’ve been looking forward to a release of this for a while, wish it was 4k but I’ll take it! Watched this when I was a little kid, it scared the living shot out of me and I’ve loved it ever since.

[1924]

some other alien abduction media I would like to see released on Blu Ray


Intruders (1992) - a miniseries from 1992 from Dan Curtis. Has the same screenwriter as Fire in the Sky. It is pretty damn terrifying. Some parts gave me nightmares


Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998) - a TV movie remake of the McPherson Tape (which got a release from Vinegar Syndrome). A pretty well done creepy found footage movie about a family under siege from aliens

[meremortal]

Pretty sure I saw this twice in the theater as a kid and it was still scary the second time around. Haven't gotten around to watching the digital hd I got on Vudu. This would be an interesting one to hear a commentary track and hopefully there are some entertaining extras.

[Manfonse]

I have the imprint version. The directors commentary was worth the ticket price alone. Listen to the bit when Mike & David arrive at Allan Dallis ranch to try get him to come in and do the lie detector.
Shooting that scene didn’t go quite as well as expected. It’s brilliant.

[Jason One]

Originally Posted by YodasFootPowder

Is there a reason to think this won't be a decent transfer? Shout usually comes through, as far as I've seen. Or at least, I don't believe I've ever seen them release an all-out garbage transfer.

Cat People, Darkman, and The People Under the Stairs would all like a word.

[YodasFootPowder]

Originally Posted by Jason One

Cat People, Darkman, and The People Under the Stairs would all like a word.

Even still, I wouldn't call those absolute dog shit transfers. I was more speaking like something that scored a 1 or 2. LOL! Obviously, I'd prefer the best transfer possible, but when I saw a few comments about people mentioning an awful transfer, I was concerned there was reason to think we'd get like a 1 out of 5 or something ridiculous.

[HD Goofnut]

Just remember folks, even hubcaps are UFOs until realized:

[SpacemanDoug]

I know it's truly unfortunate that this isn't getting a native 4K

But sadly Paramount is strictly "no" on 4K licensing, blu-ray only for them and they're very picky about who they license to, let alone licensing remasters (ex. Mommie Dearest got a remaster on their Presents release but prior to that, Imprint licensed the title and got the older master iirc)

As far as I know the only studios doing 4K licensing are MGM, Universal, Warner Bros., and now Sony entered 4K licensing

[Youre My Boy Blu!]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

....I was 11 when this released and caught it on TV not too long after and it scared the shit out of me. Now, I just find his story fascinating.

Agree!
The flashback abduction sequence that begins in his kitchen, when the maple syrup spills over has stayed with me since first seeing it as a kid.
To the point where if I ever accidentally spill or pour out too much maple syrup, I begin remembering that scene. The trauma that dude had was intense and his flashbacks were some of the most horrific moments I can recall seeing in any movie back then. But hey, no need to cry over spilt syrup, because if maple syrup doesn't animate that memory, then it's Super Troopers maple syrup chugging contest, so I think I have a pretty good grasp on my maple syrup triggers.

It's probably been over 15 years since I've seen this movie and I think it was just on cable in SD, so I'm interested in checking it out again. The story is fascinating, particularly the witness accounts and the hell they went through while he was abducted. It does have a really strong cast and the movie is definitely recommended for anyone who's fascinated with alien encounters/abductions and wants to see a uniquely horrifying account of it.
It definitely didn't inspire confidence in me to greet any aliens with open arms, that's for sure!

[Ranger517]

Originally Posted by Youre My Boy Blu!

for anyone who's fascinated with alien encounters/abductions and wants to see a uniquely horrifying account of it

Some may find the vacuum bed scene horrifying or rather kinky

[Pattyk77]

{I have the imprint version. The directors commentary was worth the ticket price alone.}

Awesome, look forward to it. Fan of this flick for years, I passed on the $40 Imprint release when it came out. I got into ufo stories in the 90s after watching the Unsolved Mysteries ufo cases. My dad wasn't into ufo stuff but I told him to watch the movie and afterward he asked me if I was trying to scare the shit out of him with the abduction flashback.

I remember Travis Walton on a game show a few yrs ago and he failed the lie detector test when asked about his story again. Who knows..I think it makes for interesting documentaries and movies.

[DrCushing]

My dad had just hooked up a speaker system to our VCR and this was the first movie to test it out. Still remember that feeling having to go to bed right after watching.

[Pattyk77]

Yeah I was older when I first saw this, for some reason I didn't think the movie was going to show anything on the ufo craft, it's all pretty standard drama up to that point and I thought they weren't gonna go there, then Bang! The aliens start doing there thing.. I was like WTF..!

[meremortal]

Originally Posted by DrCushing

My dad had just hooked up a speaker system to our VCR and this was the first movie to test it out. Still remember that feeling having to go to bed right after watching.

Can't recall much about the soundtrack, but that had to have been scary. The themes for Stephen King's IT miniseries and Unsolved Mysteries used to mess me up as a kid.